{"id":"sr:catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022","name":"Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022","slug":"catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181388,"registerId":"vic-sr:catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022**\n\n**S.R. No. 59/2022**\n\nVersion as at  \n27 August 2022\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objectives 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Definitions 2\n\n6 Prescribed particulars of measures taken to comply with notices 2\n\n7 Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of noxious weeds 3\n\n8 Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of the European Rabbit 4\n\nSchedule 1—Noxious weeds for which measures are prescribed 6\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 14\n\n1 General information 14\n\n2 Table of Amendments 16\n\n3 Explanatory details 17\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022**\n\n**S.R. No. 59/2022**\n\nVersion as at  \n27 August 2022\n\n\t1 Objectives\n\nThe objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe, for the purposes of the **Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994**—\n\n(a) the particulars that a land owner must provide when notifying the Secretary that the land owner has taken measures to comply with a notice under the Act; and\n\n(b) the measures that the Secretary may direct a land owner to take for the eradication or control of a noxious weed or the European Rabbit.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 95 of the **Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 27 August 2022.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2012[[1]](#endnote-1) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority*** means the body corporate continued in existence under section 6 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;\n\n***European Rabbit***  means a rabbit of the species known by the scientific name of *Oryctolagus cuniculus*;\n\n**Note**\n\nFeral and wild populations of the European Rabbit are declared to be established pest animals under the Act.\n\n***the Act*** means the **Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994**.\n\n\t6 Prescribed particulars of measures taken to comply with notices\n\nFor the purposes of sections 46(1)(a), 47E(1)(a) and 70D(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed particulars are—\n\n(a) a description of each measure; and\n\n(b) the date on which each measure was taken; and\n\n(c) the name of the persons engaged in taking each measure; and\n\n(d) if any person engaged in taking a measure is not the land owner, the telephone number or other information by which that person may be contacted; and\n\n(e) if a measure taken was the application of a herbicide product registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority—\n\n(i) the name of the herbicide product; and\n\n(ii) the method and rate of application; and\n\n(f) if a measure taken was the application of a pesticide product registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority—\n\n(i) the name of the pesticide product; and\n\n(ii) a statement as to whether or not the pesticide was applied in accordance with the product label and the directions for use.\n\n\t7 Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of noxious weeds\n\n(1) For the purposes of sections 47B(2) and 70B(3) of the Act, the prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 1 of the table in Schedule 1 is—\n\nthe application, in accordance with the product label and directions for use, of a herbicide product that is registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, the product label of which allows for the control of the relevant noxious weed, and if that herbicide is delivered through a hand held appliance, the incorporation of a compatible marker dye in the herbicide.\n\n(2) For the purposes of sections 47B(2) and 70B(3) of the Act, the prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 2 of the table in Schedule 1 is—\n\nthe cultivation of the soil by means of turning over the soil in which the noxious weed is located to a depth of not less than 15 centimetres.\n\n(3) For the purposes of sections 47B(2) and 70B(3) of the Act, the prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 3 of the table in Schedule 1 is—\n\nthe removal of the entire noxious weed, including its roots, from the soil.\n\n(4) For the purposes of sections 47B(2) and 70B(3) of the Act, the prescribed measure for the eradication or control of the noxious weeds in Column 4 of the table in Schedule 1 is—\n\nthe reduction to mulch of as much of the noxious weed as appears above the soil.\n\n**Note**\n\nA direction under section 70B(1) or a declaration under section 47A(1) of the Act does not obviate the need to comply with any other laws of Victoria or the Commonwealth.\n\n\t8 Prescribed measures for the eradication or control of the European Rabbit\n\nFor the purposes of sections 47B(2) and 70B(3) of the Act, the prescribed measures for the eradication or control of the European Rabbit are—\n\n(a) twice ripping the earth in which a warren of the European Rabbit is located and the earth 4 metres beyond each warren entrance, where the individual rip lines are not more than 50 centimetres apart and not less than 50 centimetres deep and where the second rip is made at right angles to the first rip; and\n\n(b) the application to a warren, in accordance with the product label and directions for use, of a fumigant product that is registered for the fumigation of the European Rabbit by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and making the warren inaccessible to the European Rabbit by ensuring that all entrances to that warren are blocked, sealed and remain closed.\n\nSchedule 1—Noxious weeds for which measures are prescribed\n\nRegulation 7\n\n| *Item* | *Column 1*<br>*Application   of herbicide* | *Column 2*<br>*Cultivation* | *Column 3*<br>*Removal* | *Column 4*<br>*Mulching* |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | *Ailanthus altissima*   Tree of Heaven |  | *Ailanthus altissima*   Tree of Heaven |  |\n| 2 | *Allium vineale* Wild Garlic | *Allium vineale* Wild Garlic | *Allium vineale* Wild Garlic |  |\n| 3 | *Alternanthera pungens*   Khaki Weed | *Alternanthera pungens*   Khaki Weed | *Alternanthera pungens*   Khaki Weed |  |\n| 4 | *Amsinckia*    spp. Amsinckia | *Amsinckia*    spp. Amsinckia | *Amsinckia*    spp. Amsinckia |  |\n| 5 | *Calicotome spinosa*   Spiny Broom | *Calicotome spinosa*   Spiny Broom | *Calicotome spinosa*   Spiny Broom |  |\n| 6 | *Carduus tenuiflorus/C. pycnocephalus* Slender/Shore Thistle |  | *Carduus tenuiflorus/C. pycnocephalus* Slender/Shore Thistle |  |\n| 7 | *Carthamus lanatus*   Saffron Thistle | *Carthamus lanatus*   Saffron Thistle | *Carthamus lanatus*   Saffron Thistle |  |\n| 8 | *Cenchrus longispinus* Spiny Burr Grass/Gentle Annie | *Cenchrus longispinus* Spiny Burr Grass/Gentle Annie | *Cenchrus longispinus* Spiny Burr Grass/Gentle Annie |  |\n| 9 | *Centaurea calcitrapa*   Star Thistle | *Centaurea calcitrapa*   Star Thistle | *Centaurea calcitrapa*   Star Thistle |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10 | *Centaurea solstitialis*   St Barnaby's Thistle | *Centaurea solstitialis*   St Barnaby's Thistle | *Centaurea solstitialis*   St Barnaby's Thistle |  |\n| 11 | *Cestrum parqui*    Chilean Cestrum |  | *Cestrum parqui*    Chilean Cestrum |  |\n| 12 | *Chondrilla juncea* Skeleton Weed |  | *Chondrilla juncea* Skeleton Weed |  |\n| 13 | *Chrysanthe­moides monilifera* Boneseed/   Bitou Bush |  | *Chrysanthe­moides monilifera* Boneseed/   Bitou Bush |  |\n| 14 | *Cirsium arvense* Californian/   Perennial Thistle |  | *Cirsium arvense* Californian/   Perennial Thistle |  |\n| 15 | *Cirsium vulgare*   Spear Thistle | *Cirsium vulgare*   Spear Thistle | *Cirsium vulgare*   Spear Thistle |  |\n| 16 | *Conium maculatum* Hemlock | *Conium maculatum* Hemlock | *Conium maculatum* Hemlock |  |\n| 17 | *Convolvulus arvensis* Bindweed | *Convolvulus arvensis* Bindweed | *Convolvulus arvensis* Bindweed |  |\n| 18 | *Crataegus monogyna* Hawthorn |  | *Crataegus monogyna* Hawthorn |  |\n| 19 | *Cuscuta* spp. Dodder | *Cuscuta* spp. Dodder | *Cuscuta* spp. Dodder |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n| 20 | *Cynara cardunculus* Artichoke Thistle |  | *Cynara cardunculus* Artichoke Thistle |  |\n| 21 | *Cytisus scoparius* English Broom |  | *Cytisus scoparius* English Broom |  |\n| 22 | *Datura ferox* Thorn Apple (Long-spine) | *Datura ferox* Thorn Apple (Long-spine) | *Datura ferox* Thorn Apple (Long-spine) |  |\n| 23 | *Datura inoxia* Thorn Apple (Recurved) | *Datura inoxia* Thorn Apple (Recurved) | *Datura inoxia* Thorn Apple (Recurved) |  |\n| 24 | *Datura stramonium* Thorn Apple (Common) | *Datura stramonium* Thorn Apple (Common) | *Datura stramonium* Thorn Apple (Common) |  |\n| 25 | *Diplotaxis tenuifolia*   Sand Rocket/Sand Mustard | *Diplotaxis tenuifolia*   Sand Rocket/Sand Mustard | *Diplotaxis tenuifolia*   Sand Rocket/Sand Mustard |  |\n| 26 | *Dipsacus fullonum*   subsp. *Fullonum*   Wild Teasel | *Dipsacus fullonum*   subsp. *Fullonum*   Wild Teasel | *Dipsacus fullonum*   subsp. *Fullonum*   Wild Teasel |  |\n| 27 | *Dittrichia graveolens* Stinkwort | *Dittrichia graveolens* Stinkwort | *Dittrichia graveolens* Stinkwort |  |\n| 28 | *Echium plantagineum* Paterson's Curse |  | *Echium plantagineum* Paterson's Curse |  |\n| 29 | *Echium vulgare*   Viper's Bugloss |  | *Echium    vulgare*   Viper's Bugloss |  |\n| 30 | *Emex australis*   Spiny Emex |  | *Emex australis*   Spiny Emex |  |\n| 31 | *Eragrostis curvula*   African    Love Grass | *Eragrostis curvula*   African    Love Grass | *Eragrostis curvula*   African    Love Grass |  |\n| 32 | *Foeniculum vulgare*   Fennel |  | *Foeniculum vulgare*   Fennel |  |\n| 33 | *Genista linifolia*   Flax-leaved Broom |  | *Genista linifolia*   Flax-leaved Broom |  |\n| 34 | *Genista monspessulana* Cape Broom |  | *Genista monspessulana* Cape Broom |  |\n| 35 | *Hypericum androsaemum* Tutsan |  | *Hypericum androsaemum* Tutsan |  |\n| 36 | *Hypericum perforatum*   St John's Wort |  | *Hypericum perforatum*   St John's Wort |  |\n| 37 | *Hypericum tetrapterum*   St Peter's Wort | *Hypericum tetrapterum*   St Peter's Wort | *Hypericum tetrapterum*   St Peter's Wort |  |\n| 38 | *Juncus acutus* Spiny Rush |  | *Juncus acutus* Spiny Rush |  |\n| 39 | *Lavandula stoechas*   Topped Lavender | *Lavandula stoechas*   Topped Lavender | *Lavandula stoechas*   Topped Lavender |  |\n| 40 | *Lepidium draba*    Hoary Cress |  | *Lepidium draba*    Hoary Cress |  |\n| 41 | *Leucanthemum vulgare*   Ox-eye Daisy |  | *Leucanthemum vulgare*   Ox-eye Daisy |  |\n| 42 | *Lycium ferocissimum* African Boxthorn |  | *Lycium ferocissimum* African Boxthorn |  |\n| 43 | *Marrubium vulgare*    Horehound | *Marrubium vulgare*    Horehound | *Marrubium vulgare*    Horehound |  |\n| 44 | *Melianthus comosus*   Tufted Honeyflower |  | *Melianthus comosus*   Tufted Honeyflower |  |\n| 45 | *Moraea flaccida*    Cape Tulip (One-leaf) |  | *Moraea flaccida*    Cape Tulip (One-leaf) |  |\n| 46 | *Moraea miniata*   Cape Tulip (Two-leaf) |  | *Moraea miniata*    Cape Tulip (Two-leaf) |  |\n| 47 | *Nassella trichotoma* Serrated Tussock | *Nassella trichotoma* Serrated Tussock | *Nassella trichotoma* Serrated Tussock |  |\n| 48 | *Onopordum acanthium*   Scotch/   Heraldic Thistle |  | *Onopordum acanthium*   Scotch/   Heraldic Thistle |  |\n| 49 | *Onopordum acaulon*   Stemless Thistle |  | *Onopordum acaulon*   Stemless Thistle |  |\n| 50 | *Onopordum illyricum*   Illyrian Thistle |  | *Onopordum illyricum*   Illyrian Thistle |  |\n| 51 | *Opuntia aurantiaca* Tiger Pear |  | *Opuntia aurantiaca* Tiger Pear |  |\n| 52 | *Opuntia monacantha* Prickly Pear (Drooping) |  | *Opuntia monacantha* Prickly Pear (Drooping) |  |\n| 53 | *Opuntia robusta*   Wheel Cactus |  | *Opuntia robusta*   Wheel Cactus |  |\n| 54 | *Opuntia stricta* Prickly Pear (Erect) |  | *Opuntia stricta* Prickly Pear (Erect) |  |\n| 55 | *Pennisetum macrourum*   African    Feather Grass | *Pennisetum macrourum*   African    Feather Grass | *Pennisetum macrourum*   African    Feather Grass |  |\n| 56 | *Physalis hederifolia*   Prairie Ground Cherry |  | *Physalis hederifolia*   Prairie Ground Cherry |  |\n| 57 | *Picnomon acarna*    Soldier Thistle |  | *Picnomon acarna*    Soldier Thistle |  |\n| 58 | *Proboscidea louisianica*   Devil's Claw (Purple-flower) |  | *Proboscidea louisianica*   Devil's Claw (Purple-flower) |  |\n| 59 | *Rhaponticum repens*   Hardheads/   Russian Knapweed |  | *Rhaponticum repens*   Hardheads/   Russian Knapweed |  |\n| 60 | *Rosa rubiginosa*    Sweet Briar |  | *Rosa rubiginosa*    Sweet Briar |  |\n| 61 | *Rubus fruticosus*   agg.    Blackberry |  | *Rubus fruticosus*   agg.    Blackberry | *Rubus fruticosus* agg.    Blackberry |\n| 62 | *Sagittaria* spp.  Arrowhead |  | *Sagittaria* spp.  Arrowhead |  |\n| 63 | *Salpichroa origanifolia*   Pampas Lily-of-the-Valley | *Salpichroa origanifolia*   Pampas Lily-of-the-Valley | *Salpichroa origanifolia*   Pampas Lily-of-the-Valley |  |\n| 64 | *Scolymus hispanicus*   Golden Thistle |  | *Scolymus hispanicus*   Golden Thistle |  |\n| 65 | *Senecio jacobaea*   Ragwort | *Senecio jacobaea*   Ragwort | *Senecio jacobaea*   Ragwort |  |\n| 66 | *Senecio pterophorus*   African Daisy |  | *Senecio pterophorus*   African Daisy |  |\n| 67 | *Silybum marianum*   Variegated Thistle |  | *Silybum marianum*   Variegated Thistle |  |\n| 68 | *Solanum elaeagnifolium* Silverleaf Nightshade |  | *Solanum elaeagnifolium*   Silverleaf Nightshade |  |\n| 69 | *Solanum linnaeanum*    Apple of Sodom |  | *Solanum linnaeanum*    Apple of Sodom |  |\n| 70 | *Solanum rostratum*   Buffalo Burr |  | *Solanum rostratum*   Buffalo Burr |  |\n| 71 | *Tribulus terrestris*   Caltrop |  | *Tribulus terrestris*   Caltrop |  |\n| 72 | *Ulex   europaeus*    Gorse/   Furze | *Ulex europaeus*    Gorse/   Furze | *Ulex   europaeus*    Gorse/   Furze | *Ulex europaeus*    Gorse/   Furze |\n| 73 | *Verbascum thapsus*   Great Mullein |  | *Verbascum thapsus*   Great Mullein |  |\n| 74 | *Watsonia meriana* var. *bulbillifera*    Wild Watsonia |  | *Watsonia meriana* var. *bulbillifera*    Wild Watsonia |  |\n| 75 | *Xanthium spinosum*   Bathurst Burr | *Xanthium spinosum*   Bathurst Burr | *Xanthium spinosum*   Bathurst Burr |  |\n| 76 | *Xanthium strumarium* Noogoora Burr/   Californian Burr | *Xanthium strumarium* Noogoora Burr/   Californian Burr | *Xanthium strumarium* Noogoora Burr/   Californian Burr |  |\n\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022, S.R. No. 59/2022 were made on 2 August 2022 by the Governor in Council under section 95 of the **Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994**, No. 52/1994 and came into operation on 27 August 2022: regulation 3.\n\nThe Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 2 August 2032 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Catchment and Land Protection Regulations 2022 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 90/2012. [↑](#endnote-ref-1)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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No evidence of scope expansion or contraction can be confirmed from the metadata alone."},"complexity_factors":["The document supplied contains almost no substantive legislative content — only metadata and version history, making meaningful analysis very limited","Regulations of this type typically involve technical land management and environmental science concepts that require specialist knowledge to apply","Interaction with the parent Act (Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994) means the regulations cannot be read in isolation","Obligations may vary depending on land classification, region, or catchment authority jurisdiction","Relatively straightforward regulatory structure (subordinate legislation under a single parent Act) keeps complexity lower than primary legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out practical rules implementing the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 in Victoria, specifying duties for managing land and water catchments—such as controlling weeds and pest animals, preventing land degradation, and complying with permit or notice requirements. They affect landowners, farmers, catchment management authorities and local councils. Non‑compliance can lead to enforcement action or fines, so they matter for anyone managing rural or environmentally sensitive land."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing administrative particulars and specific control measures for noxious weeds and rabbits under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994. The 2022 version appears to be a straightforward remake of the 2012 regulations (revoked by reg 4) with updated references and the same functional scope."},"complexity_factors":["Short length (8 regulations plus Schedule)","Only 3 defined terms in the interpretation section","Straightforward structure with clear objectives and operative provisions","Schedule 1 is a simple lookup table assigning control methods to specific weeds","Minimal cross-referencing (primarily back to the parent Act sections 46, 47B, 47E, 70B, 70D)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic 'if' statements for reporting particulars","Technical specificity limited to measurable standards (15cm depth, 50cm spacing, 4 metre distance) which are precise but not complex"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out the practical rules for how Victorian land owners must deal with noxious weeds and European rabbits when directed by the government. They work alongside the *Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994* (the main law) by filling in the specific details.\n\n**Key things it covers:**\n\n*   **Reporting requirements:** If a land owner receives a government notice to control weeds or rabbits, they must notify the Secretary (a senior government official) with specific details, including:\n    *   What measures they took\n    *   When they did it\n    *   Who did the work (and contact details if not the owner)\n    *   Details of any herbicides or pesticides used (product names, application rates, whether they followed the label instructions)\n\n*   **Approved weed control methods:** The regulations prescribe four specific measures that can be directed for different weeds listed in Schedule 1:\n    *   **Herbicide application:** Using registered weed-killing chemicals (with marker dye if applied by hand)\n    *   **Cultivation:** Digging/tilling soil to at least 15cm deep\n    *   **Removal:** Pulling out the entire weed including roots\n    *   **Mulching:** Cutting down above-ground growth\n\n    Each weed in the Schedule is assigned specific allowed methods. For example, blackberry can be controlled by removal or mulching, while Paterson's Curse can only be removed by hand.\n\n*   **Rabbit control methods:** For European rabbit warrens, land owners can be directed to:\n    *   Rip the earth twice (in a cross-hatch pattern) at least 50cm deep, extending 4 metres beyond warren entrances\n    *   Fumigate using registered products and seal all entrances\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Victorian land owners who receive compliance notices for noxious weeds or rabbits\n*   Contractors and workers carrying out control measures\n*   The Secretary (government department) issuing directions\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations create a clear, standardised system for controlling invasive species that damage agriculture and native ecosystems. By specifying exact methods and record-keeping requirements, they ensure accountability and effective pest management while ensuring chemicals are used safely and legally."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations implement the Catchment and Land Protection Act's existing notice‑and‑direction framework by prescribing required particulars and specific control measures. They revoke the 2012 Regulations but do not, on their face, expand the statutory powers in the Act; they primarily clarify procedures, technical methods and a schedule of listed weeds."},"complexity_factors":["Prescriptive reporting requirements (Regulation 6) — lists specific particulars landowners must supply (description, dates, persons, contact details, herbicide/pesticide product and label‑compliance statements).","Detailed, method‑specific control measures (Regulation 7 and Schedule 1) — different eradication methods (herbicide application, cultivation ≥15 cm, full root removal, mulching) mapped to many named species (Schedule 1).","Technical cross‑references to APVMA‑registered products and label compliance (Regulations 6(e),(f) and 7(1)) — imposes reliance on product registration and label directions.","Operational specifications for European Rabbit control (Regulation 8) — physical ripping dimensions and fumigant use with sealing of warrens create measurable work standards.","Large species list (Schedule 1) — a long, enumerated set of weeds increases administrative and on‑ground identification burdens for landowners and enforcement.","Interplay with the Act and other laws (Notes in Regulation 7 and definition of the Act) — obligations attach to notices under the Act but do not remove the need to comply with other Victorian or Commonwealth law.","Revocation and timing (Regulations 3 and 4) — revokes 2012 Regulations and commences 27 August 2022; the instrument will sunset in 10 years (Endnotes), affecting regulatory continuity."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations prescribe what landowners must report to the Secretary when complying with notices under the Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994, and set mandatory measures to eradicate or control listed noxious weeds and the European Rabbit. They require specific particulars (description, dates, persons, herbicide details and label‑compliance statements) and set methods (APVMA‑registered herbicides applied per label, cultivation, removal, mulching, and specified warren ripping/fumigation). They affect landowners, contractors and pesticide users by creating defined compliance obligations and likely operational costs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/catchment-and-land-protection-regulations-2022/documents"}}